"Eyes of Fire" has a good concept, but it tries to juggle too many things and in the end, it's a mess. Set in 1750 America, it's about a group of pioneers who escape persecution when their leader and preacher is rejected by the rest of their town. As the group moves further away from civilization, they find that danger is everywhere. If they are not being attacked by Native Americans, and a spurned husband whose wife has run away with the congregation also threatens our heroes. That's nothing compared to the supernatural dangers that plague the valley they have settled in.
The film has good special effects and the story is interesting, but there are too many side plots (at least one of which has no real impact on the story and could have been completely left out) and towards the end it really falls apart. Characters end up doing things without any logic and a twist at the very very end of the film makes absolutely no sense. If you're able to easily rewind some of the more confusing scenes and re-watch them until they make sense or you give up trying to understand it and just go with the flow, you might be entertained but in the end it's nothing special. (On VHS, August 18, 2012)
The film has good special effects and the story is interesting, but there are too many side plots (at least one of which has no real impact on the story and could have been completely left out) and towards the end it really falls apart. Characters end up doing things without any logic and a twist at the very very end of the film makes absolutely no sense. If you're able to easily rewind some of the more confusing scenes and re-watch them until they make sense or you give up trying to understand it and just go with the flow, you might be entertained but in the end it's nothing special. (On VHS, August 18, 2012)